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1917-1919 Washington-Franklin Issue, Perf. 11 continued...

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1421

523

1918, $2 orange red & black. O.g., never hinged, fresh with strong colors, attractive centering, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2000 P.F. for pair & 2005 P.S.E. certificates, the latter Graded (VF-XF 85, SMQ $1300).
Scott No. 523; $1,175. (Image1)

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Scott $1,175

SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1422

523

1918, $2 orange red & black. O.g., lightly hinged, strong colors, large margins and well centered, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2004 P.S.E. certificate Graded (VF-XF 85, SMQ $575).
Scott No. 523; $525. (Image1)

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Scott $525

SOLD for $350.00
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1423

523

1918, $2 orange red & black. Full o.g. (small hinge remnant), large copy, Very Fine.
Scott No. 523; $525. (Image1)

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Scott $525

SOLD for $210.00
Will close during Public Auction

1424

523

1918, $2 orange red & black. O.g. hinged, Very Fine, with 1998 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 523; $525. (Image1)

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Scott $525

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1425

524

1918, $5 deep green & black. O.g., never hinged, rich deep colors, beautifully centered, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2024 P.S.E. certificate Graded (VF-XF 85, SMQ $425).
Scott No. 524; $340. (Image1)

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Scott $340

SOLD for $200.00
Will close during Public Auction

1918-1920 Regular Issues

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1426

528A

1918, 2¢ carmine, type VI, offset printing. Top margin plate no. "11668" block of 6, o.g., Very Fine.
Scott No. 528A; $425. (Image1)

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Scott $425

SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction

1427

533

1918, 2¢ carmine, type V, offset printing, imperf. Huge margins showing parts of seven surrounding stamps, neat strike "Chicago" postmark, Superb, an outstanding jumbo gem (aka a "Gembo"), with 2021 P.F. certificate Graded (Superb 98J, SMQ $600 for 98).
Scott No. 533; $150. (Image1)

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Scott $150

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1428

534B

1918, 2¢ carmine, type VII, offset printing, imperf. O.g., never hinged, an Extremely Fine gem example of this Extremely Scarce stamp, with 1986 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 534B; $3,750. (Image1)

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Scott $3,750

SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction

1429

534B

1918, 2¢ carmine, type VII, offset printing, imperf. O.g., very lightly hinged, four large margins, bright fresh color, small inclusion (visible only on reverse and not mentioned on certs.), Extremely Fine, ex-Floyd, with 1979 P.F. & 2001 P.S.E. certificates.
Scott No. 534B; $2,500. (Image1)

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Scott $2,500

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

1430

537a

1919, 3¢ Victory, deep red violet. O.g., never hinged, rich color, well center for this notoriously off-centered issue, F.-V.F., a choice never hinged example of this rare shade variety, with 1991 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 537a; $2,400 for the grade of fine. (Image1)

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Scott $2,400 for the grade of fine

SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction

1431

541

1919, 3¢ violet, rotary press coil waste, perf 11 x 10. O.g., never hinged, beautifully centered with bright fresh color, a Superb example of this very difficult issue, with 2017 P.S.A.G. certificate Graded (98, SSV $2,350).
Scott No. 541; $100. (Image1)

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Scott $100

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction

1432

545

1921, 1¢ green, rotary press coil waste, perf 11. O.g., lightly hinged, Very Fine and choice, Rarely found this nice, with 1990 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 545; $250. (Image1)

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Scott $250

SOLD for $190.00
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1433

546

1921, 2¢ carmine rose, rotary press coil waste, perf 11. O.g., never hinged, well centered amid nice balanced margins, tiny scuff at top, Very Fine to Extremely Fine, with 2024 P.F. certificate Graded (VF-XF 85, SMQ $325).
Scott No. 546; $230. (Image1)

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Scott $230

SOLD for $240.00
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1434

547

1920, $2 carmine & black. O.g., never hinged, rich deep colors and well centered, Very Fine and choice, with 1991 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 547; $275. (Image1)

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Scott $275

SOLD for $170.00
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1435

547a

1920, $2 lake & black. O.g., never hinged, outstanding centering with vibrant colors, Post Office fresh, Extremely Fine to Superb, a gem example of this scarce shade, with 2024 P.S.A.G. certificate Graded (95, $1,750).
Scott No. 547a; $425. (Image1)

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Scott $425

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1922-1925 Regular Issue

LotNo.

Symbol

CatNo.

Lot Description

1436

551-573

1922-25, ½¢-$5 Definitives complete + 2¢ Harding, each with a "Colonias" handstamp. Sent by the U.S. government to Portugal with Portuguese "COLONIAS" diagonal overprint. applied by the Portuguese Post Office upon receipt from the UPU in Berne before sending to one of its Colonial Post Offices, mounted on nine pieces of government backing, a Very Fine and rare set.
Scott No. 551-573; Estimate $750 - 1,000. (Image1)

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Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,050.00
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1437

556a

1923, 4¢ Martha Washington, vertical pair, imperf horizontally. Top right corner margin block of eight containing one vertical pair of the variety, the block incurred damage during production and was subsequently repaired, with brown paper applied to the back at the Bureau, Very Fine appearance, with 1998 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 556a; $12,500.

ONE OF THE GREAT 20TH CENTURY ERRORS OF WHICH THIS AND ONE OTHER EXAMPLE ARE KNOWN TO EXIST.

The second example is similar to this item with the error in a block of nine. It too has a similar repair by the Post Office with brown paper tape. The block of nine was sold in 2009 for a hammer price of $11,500 (Siegel Sale 868B, Lot 727).

As per Gary Griffith's book "United States Stamps 1922-26", the brown paper on the back served as a typical repair method by the Bureau. Sheets of 400 or half-sheets of 200 that suffered damage during the perforating process were taped back together to salvage usable panes. (Image1)

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Scott $12,500

SOLD for $2,700.00
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1438

556b

1923, 4¢ Martha Washington, perf 10 at bottom. Precancelled "San Francisco California", Fine, with 1982 P.F. certificate.
Scott No. 556b; $7,000.

EXTREMELY RARE WITH WITH ONLY A SMALL HANDFUL KNOW TO EXIST PART PERF 10 - MANY OF WHICH ARE DEFECTIVE.

At a certain point during production one of the perforating wheels became defective. In the course of repairs part of one perforation wheel was inadvertently changed from Perf 11 to Perf 10. (Image1)

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Scott $7,000

SOLD for $5,750.00
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1439

573

1923, $5 America. Showing strong vignette shift to the left, o.g., never hinged, exceptional centering amid wide margins, rich colors and quite fresh, Extremely Fine to Superb, with 2023 P.F. certificate Graded (XF-S 95, SSV $425).
Scott No. 573; $180. (Image1)

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Scott $180

SOLD for $210.00
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1440

573

1923, $5 America. O.g., never hinged, precise centering amid beautifully balanced margins, deep colors and Post Office fresh, Extremely Fine to Superb, with 2024 P.S.E. certificate Graded (XF-Sup 95, SMQ $475).
Scott No. 573; $180. (Image1)

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Scott $180

SOLD for $220.00
Will close during Public Auction